The South had multiple beliefs that conflicted with those of the North. Beliefs that the South felt were worth fighting for, and fight they did. First, Mexico had threatened the American colonist's way of life in Texas, after imposing a number of rules on them, including one against slavery. This, and many other factors fueled the Mexican-American War. Then, years later, after including Texas and multiple other states into the union, the Souths way of life was once again threatened. Threatened by a number of elements, including the election of 1860, political differences and slavery issues. These factors lead to the South's exit from the union, and gave rise to the Civil War of 1861. In 1857, the Supreme Court was presented with an issue involving a slave who wanted freedom based on some territorial matters. And though his request was denied because blacks could not become U.S citizens, tensions were still high surrounding slave issues in America. While the denial of Scotts case put many southerners at ease, people in the North believed that something had to be done about slave matters in America. This led to more tensions between the North and South in regards to their political …show more content…
A well-educated man with a radical way of thinking put fear in the Southerners, because of his views on slavery. Although Lincoln believed that blacks were inferior to the white race, he strongly opposed the expansion of slavery. Abraham Lincoln firmly believed that blacks were "entitled to all the natural rights....in the Declaration of Independence (322)." Lincoln also believed that the Republican party was the only force strong enough to abolish slavery from the union. These beliefs inflicted panic on the South. Why? Well, the South had a traditional way of thinking, whereas the Northerners were considered more progressive thinkers. The South wanted to hold on to the way of life that the North was trying to